Cape Town Dock House Hotel launches Elements Spa
THE six-bedroom uber-luxurious Dock House Boutique Hotel & Spa has re-launched its spa offering. Re-named the Elements Spa at Dock House, this exclusive sanctuary offers three (3) treatments rooms, a small but well-equipped gym and a sauna / steam room. Opening on 16 September 2009, the new Elements Spa at Dock House will focus on […]
Cape Town accommodation is a One&Only experience
When I heard that the African elephant’s closest living relative lived at the top of Table Mountain, I wasn’t expecting to see a tiny, toothy furball perched precariously on a rocky outcrop, regally surveying the beaches and city bowl of Cape Town below. The rock dassie – which looks like a guinea pig but bigger […]
Cape Town Hotels rake in big bucks
Hotel revenue across South Africa increased almost six percent during June’s Confederations Cup and Lions rugby tour, an auditing firm said on Tuesday. Revenue per available room (revPAR) was up 5.8 percent during June countrywide as hoteliers benefited from an increase in tourism due to the FIFA Confederations Cup and the British and Irish Lions […]
New publisher for 2010 Cape Town guide
Media Nova announced recently that, after a double-tender battle, it has been awarded a three-year contract by Cape Town Tourism to produce and manage the Cape Town Official Visitors’ Guide, which will include the all-important 2009/10 editions. Commenting on the appointment of Media Nova, Cape Town Tourism CEO, Mariëtte du Toit-Helmbold, says she is looking […]
Cape Town Accommodation gearing up for influx of 2010 Cup visitors
THE lack of accommodation in 2010 Soccer World Cup host cities such as Durban and Bloemfontein is expected to add to the growing trend of overseas fans basing themselves in Cape Town and commuting to games in other regions. Recent reports in the British media highlighting these regional shortages during the British and Irish Lions […]
The case for the Cape: With its cosmopolitan vibe, perfect climate and the football World Cup approaching, Cape Town in buzzing
To South Africans, Cape Town is the Mother City, the first European settlement on the very tip of the continent. It is also, without question, the most attractive. Hundreds of years after it was established as a supplies post, Cape Town continues to attract Europeans in their droves. And they’re after more than the fine […]
Cape Town Hotels Preferred 2010 Destination
As South Africa enters its final year of preparation before the kick-off of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, hotel bookings in Cape Town are fast gaining momentum with tourists from South and Central America currently leading the way – despite early predictions of a slump due to the effect of the global economic crisis. The […]
Cape Town to get its first fashion hotel
Cape Town to get its first fashion hotel CAPE TOWN is to get its first lifestyle, or fashion, hotel when Rezidor opens an upmarket Missoni hotel in the city centre in the middle of next year. After years of hotel groups ignoring Cape Town as a possible destination for their fashion brands, Rezidor is believed […]
2010 South Africa Hotels Rush
Developers spend millions in buildings to accommodate visitors SIX hotel groups in South Africa are racing against time to complete an additional 3000 rooms to accommodate visitors for the 2010 World Cup. Towering concrete and steel structures being built by the Rezidor Hotel Group, City Lodge Hotels, Southern Sun and Protea Hotels are taking shape […]
2010 World Cup Accommodation prices South Africa
With hordes of fans coming to the World Cup, there’s room to cash in Official research showed that on some nights, Gauteng would be 65000 beds short, while there would be a shortfall of about 15000 beds in Port Elizabeth, 14000 in Bloemfontein, 13000 in Nelspruit, and 5000 in Rustenburg Confed Cup Special Report Thousands […]
Irish Lions perspective on Cape Town & South Africa
ON TOUR: After a first-class trip to South Africa, and a sample of local wines, the optimism is high, writes RISTEÁRD COOPER WELL IT might take 11 hours to get to Cape Town, but as soon as you touch down the rewards for making the effort are pretty obvious. Not that the journey was too […]
USA leads ticket sales for 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa
NEW YORK — The Americans are No. 1 for next year’s FIFA World Cup – when it comes to ticket sales. U.S. purchasers already have bought 93,300 tickets for next year’s tournament in South Africa, the head of the local organizing committee said Friday. Danny Jordaan gave a presentation on preparations Friday at the South […]
World Cup tickets are in demand!
More than 300 000 online ticket applications for the 2010 Fifa World Cup were received within 48 hours of the opening of ticket sales, the Cup’s Organising Committee said on Monday. “This is a very happy moment…” said the committee’s chief executive Dr Danny Jordaan at Durban’s Moses Mabhida Visitors’ Centre. This figure excludes thousands […]
One&Only Cape Town Hotel appoints Resort Manager
Mr Tony Romer-Lee has been appointed as Resort Manager for the newly opened One&Only Cape Town. In his role, Tony will oversee all operations and will report directly to the resort’s General Manager Gérard Sintès. Romer-Lee, with 17 years experience in South African luxury hotels, joins One&Only’s newest resort after almost three years as Senior […]
British Lions tour: Allan Lambs South Africa highlights
The former England cricketer Allan Lamb gives an insider’s guide to combining the forthcoming rugby tour with the best of the country of his birth. Given South Africans’ legendary hospitality and their propensity to party with a ferocity that is only matched by their rugby forwards, the British and Irish Lions tour that starts next […]
Cape Town wins at International Luxury Travel Exhibition in Switzerland
Cape Town, a finalist in the International Luxury Awards, has been awarded top honours in the Best Entertainment Category at the International Luxury Travel Exhibition held in Lugano, Switzerland. Cape Town’s award for Best Entertainment Destinationrefers to the broader sense of lifestyle, which includes design, the unique and diverse range of experiences, tours, activities, restaurants, […]
SA tourism & CNN win gold for ad campaign
The “My South Africa” advertising campaign produced by SA Tourism and CNN International has won a Global Gold Award in the Internationalist Awards for Innovation in Media. The awards are aimed at highlighting international best practices in media and strategic marketing and are hosted by Internationalist Magazine, a US publication for media, advertising and marketing […]
South Africa to host 2009 Cricket Champions Trophy
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday officially named South Africa as the new hosts of the biennial Champions Trophy this year. South Africa was recommended last week by cricket’s governing body in the wake of incidents in Pakistan which have effectively put hosting cricket matches in that country off the agenda. The elite eight-nation […]
